**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[social]

Not sure whether it's a case of the ball swinging more or the batsmen picking it up slightly later so it looks like it moves more. Seems to be a touch of trouble picking it up early under lights.

Starc, who stands to benefit more than most, is vocal in his opposition to it because he reckons you cant see it under lights

 

[Spikey]

The Boi Carters predictably doing better than the pretenders at top

 

[dermo]

will accept smith moving down to 4 if it's to accommodate carters at 3

 

[adub]

will accept smith moving down to 4 if it's to accommodate carters at 3

Agreed, but then who out of Cowan or Mad Dog opens with Davey?

 

[Loose Cannon]

Patterson a noted performer on dayboo...

 

[BeeGee]

Not using the pink ball for this one, I see.

It's certainly not swinging as much.

 

[dermo]

constantly freezing cricket australia streams, the bane of my existence

 

[Kippax]

 

[Prince EWS]

Bancroft looking a lot better than Burns today.

 

[Prince EWS]

constantly freezing cricket australia streams, the bane of my existence

They never freeze for me. I suspect it's your internet tbh.

 

[straw man]

Just tuned in, how did Henry bowl? Assuming this is pretty close to a bowl-off between him and Bracewell.

 

[dermo]

Bancroft looking a lot better than Burns today.

both looking very comfortable against craig

 

[Fuller Pilch]

both looking very comfortable against craig

Yeah, even though Craig has spun NZ to a few test wins he has been pretty expensive and Australia can be a graveyard for visiting offies. Santner might get to play a test on this tour.

 

[Kippax]

Just tuned in, how did Henry bowl? Assuming this is pretty close to a bowl-off between him and Bracewell.

Not too badly, hit the splice occasionally, got nothing through the air though.

 

[Kippax]

The stream allows you to go back 30 minutes btw. Also they'll put video of the wickets into the scorecard section.

 

[hendrix]

Not too badly, hit the splice occasionally, got nothing through the air though.

just as you say that he bowls a filthy 5 wides.

 

[straw man]

The stream allows you to go back 30 minutes btw.

Oh yeah so you can.

 

[Kippax]

Santner could be playing the first Test simply due to brash young Aussies with their dancing feet destroying Craig's spirit here.

 

[Kippax]

Videos in the far column of last night's game's scorecard btw -
Live & Official Cricket Scores | cricket.com.au

 

[Dan]

lol like "brash young aussies" can use their feet to play spin well. Smitteh ain't playing this one.

Craig may be battered and bruised, but he won't be broken by Australian batsmen.